Historical knowledge, richness and relative representativeness of the avifauna of the largest native urban rainforest in the world

Tonetti, Vinicius Rodrigues; Rêgo, Marco Antonio; Luca, Andre C. De; Develey, Pedro F.; Schunck, Fábio; Silveira, Luís Fábio

doi:10.3897/zoologia.34.e13728

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“…To the south, we can find the Morro Grande Forest Reserve (10,870 ha, 198 (Guix 2004;Perrella et al 2018). The Serra do Mar and Cantareira state parks preserve Atlantic Forest bird species (Tonetti et al 2017;Schunck et al 2019), and are recognized as important bird areas (IBAs- Bencke et al 2006). To the northeast, the Itaberaba State Park integrates the continuum of Cantareira.…”

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“…To the northeast, the Itaberaba State Park integrates the continuum of Cantareira. Most of these areas are included in the Biosphere Reserve of the Green Belt of São Paulo city (Ramos-Ribeiro 2014), whose aim is to preserve the largest remnants of the Atlantic Forest in the region and their rich biodiversity, remarkable natural landscapes, and important ecosystem functions and services (Tonetti et al 2017).…”

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“…In this study, we investigate how a severely urbanized area (i.e., São Paulo metropolitan region), embedded in a global biodiversity hotspot -the Atlantic Forest (Myers et al 2000) -affects its rich birdlife (Tonetti et al 2017;Schunck et al 2019). The Atlantic Forest is recognized for harboring many endemic forest birds with high conservation priorities (Vale et al 2018).…”

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Influence of habitat type and distance from source area on bird taxonomic and functional diversity in a Neotropical megacity

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The Neotropical region has been subjected to massive urbanization, which poses high risks for some global biodiversity hotspots and losses of ecosystem functions and services. In this study, we investigate how distance from large patches of native forests (source areas) and vegetation (green)/and infrastructure (gray) characteristics affect bird species richness and functional diversity in São Paulo megacity, southeastern Brazil. We analyzed the effects of source areas and green/ gray characteristics on species richness and functional diversity (richness, evenness, and divergence) indices. We detected 231 bird species, and our data confirmed our predictions: (1) bird species richness in urbanized habitats was found to be (~ 50-85%) lower than in source habitats; (2) species richness and trait composition significantly decreased as the distance from the source area increased, while functional richness was not affected by this metric; and (3) shrub and herbaceous covers and maximum height of trees were positively correlated with species richness and unique functional traits regarding habitat, diet, foraging and nesting strata and dispersal ability of birds in the forest-urban matrix. The number of buildings was negatively correlated with bird species richness and functional richness. Maximum height of buildings caused dramatic declines in functional evenness. Functional divergence was notably lower in sites with high shrub cover. Our study stresses the complexity of vegetation embedded in large Neotropical urban settlements and the need to maintain large protected areas surrounding megacities to mitigate the impacts of urbanization on birds.

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“…Esse remanescente aparenta constituir um refúgio para muitas espécies florestais e endêmicas, com poucos registros no interior da cidade de São Paulo. Algumas dessas espécies somente figuram em listas de áreas como o Parque Alberto Löfgren (182) (Antunes & Eston 2008) e a Estação Evangelista de Souza (250) (Melo et al 2016), pois estão conectadas com os grandes maciços da Serra do Mar (Schunck et al 2020b) e da Serra da Cantareira (Tonetti et al 2017). Espécies ameaçadas também foram registradas somente no fragmento florestal.…”

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“…O município de São Paulo se insere no maior centro urbano da América do Sul (Whately & Cunha 2006). Ainda que comporte uma mancha urbana tão extensa, São Paulo abriga grandes maciços florestais de Mata Atlântica, a Serra da Cantareira, ao norte, e a Serra do Mar, ao sul (Melo et al 2016, Tonetti et al 2017. Com isso observa-se a ocorrência de uma rica avifauna, composta por muitas espécies florestais e também por espécies que habitam os diferentes ambientes proporcionados pela cidade, tais como jardins, áreas abertas, aquáticas e urbanas (Figueiredo & Lo 2000).…”

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Avifauna Do Solo Sagrado Do Guarapiranga (São Paulo, Brasil)

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AVIFAUNA OF THE SACRED SOIL OF GUARAPIRANGA (SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL): The avifauna of São Paulo, the largest Brazilian city, is one of the most studied in Brazil. However, some areas are lacking basic studies on the avifauna, including those under intense pressure from urban growth and deforestation. Here we present a list of bird species occurring in the Solo Sagrado do Guarapiranga (23°45’00”S, 46°44’00”W), an urban park in southern São Paulo. We carried out monthly bird surveys from July 2008 to June 2009, using transect method. After 250 hours of observations, we recorded 180 species, including 31 species endemics to Atlantic Forest and two species that are globally threatened. The insectivorous, omnivorous and frugivorous species were the most represented feeding guilds, with 70, 39 and 21 species, respectively. Occasional and rare species composed the community majority. The high species richness and the presence of threatened species indicate the importance of the area to the bird’s conservation in the largest Brazilian city.

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Taxonomic and functional threshold responses of vertebrate communities in the Atlantic Forest Hotspot

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Historical knowledge, richness and relative representativeness of the avifauna of the largest native urban rainforest in the world

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Influence of habitat type and distance from source area on bird taxonomic and functional diversity in a Neotropical megacity

Influence of habitat type and distance from source area on bird taxonomic and functional diversity in a Neotropical megacity

Avifauna Do Solo Sagrado Do Guarapiranga (São Paulo, Brasil)

Taxonomic and functional threshold responses of vertebrate communities in the Atlantic Forest Hotspot

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